COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has arrived in Gainesville, Georgia, as it prepares for rapid deployment as the region braces for Hurricane Helene. Payton Dunham lives fewer than 50 miles away in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Her family spent Thursday afternoon prepping for the storm, which included moving all their outdoor furniture inside and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians have gathered in the capital city to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local Orthodox Christian faithful. National celebrations of the festival, known as Meskel, traditionally happen in a square by the same name
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has welcomed efforts by China to perk up its slowing economy. Chalmers was wrapping up a two-day visit to Beijing, the first by an Australian treasurer to China in seven years, as strained bilateral relations mend. Chalmers told reporters that Australia’s economy was slowing because of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer took the international stage at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday for the first time with a message: His nation is returning to “responsible global leadership.” The Labour Party leader, who won a landslide election victory in July, told the annual gathering of
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A trio of leaders of international climate negotiations on Thursday urged colleagues to step up efforts to fight global warming, but outside groups and endangered nations told those leaders to look in the mirror, take their own advice — and stop pumping out fossil fuels. At the United
Continue ReadingST. ROSE, La. (AP) — In a story published Sep. 26, 2024, about a canceled public hearing for a proposed ammonia production facility, The Associated Press erroneously reported a fire marshal canceled the meeting because of overcrowding. He was not a state fire marshal but an official with the local fire department.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MUNICH (AP) — Germany’s beer industry relies on education and research to combat the climate change that’s wreaking havoc on farms and breweries across the country. The art and craft of hops-farming and beer-brewing in Germany dates back more than a thousand years and requires strict scholarship. From the Society of Hop Research
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has never been shy about his globetrotting ways. But he’s not always said how he bankrolled years’ worth of overseas adventures. Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Thursday saying the Democrat took trips to France, China, Sri Lanka, India, Hungary, Ghana and Turkey that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty on Thursday for manslaughter and other felonies in a November 2022 double homicide. Cadilac Derrick, 37, was found guilty of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, voluntary manslaughter, second-degree domestic assault and two counts of armed criminal action. He was found not-guilty of endangering the welfare
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party has picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. The party’s leadership is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party’s governing coalition controls parliament. Considered a defense policy expert, Ishiba secured a come-from-behind
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The board president of Rainbow House said Thursday the state is investigating the organization for an alleged internal misallocation of funds. “There is a state investigation,” Board President Tyler Willy said over the phone. “It has gotten to an investigation and it’s a misallocation of funds internally.” Willy explained Rainbow House is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has filed, under seal, a legal brief that prosecutors have said would contain sensitive and previously unseen evidence in the case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 election he lost. The brief, submitted Thursday over the Trump team’s objections, is aimed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed new laws that seek to offer repair for decades of policies that drove racial disparities for African Americans. The measures require the state to apologize for the lingering effects of slavery, protect athletes against hair discrimination and increase oversight over the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The top elected official in a suburban Houston county has been indicted over allegations he created fake and racist social media posts when he ran for re-election in 2022. A grand jury indicted Fort Bend County Judge KP George on Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity of
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Junko Ogura and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a runoff vote. The 67-year-old takes control of the long-ruling, scandal-plagued Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and will
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Three weeks after being asked to modify a $2.78 billion deal that would dramatically change college sports, attorneys redefined the word “booster” in the plan. They hope that will satisfy a judge’s concerns about the landmark settlement designed to pay players some of the money they help produce. As
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama (AP) — Venezuelans trekking across the Darien Gap – a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama – say they’re making the perilous journey because they lost hope for change after a contentious presidential election handed victory to President Nicolás Maduro despite vote tallies released by the opposition showing that
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The movie year tends to come into focus at the New York Film Festival, which prizes itself on being a curated gathering of the best cinema from around the world. And this year, the selected movies are filled with bold forays of form and perspective that you can
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer When Kate Winslet stumbled upon the extraordinary story of Lee Miller she didn’t want to let go. Miller was an American photographer who became a correspondent for British Vogue during the Second World War, shooting everything from London after the Blitz to the liberation of Dachau. Before the war, Miller had already
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Stephens College (4-11) is set to meet William Woods (10-8) on the volleyball court on Thursday night to close out its five-game homestand. The Stars are seeking a 2-0 start to AMC play while the Owls are striving to claim their first conference win of the season. You can watch the game
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